Hungarian President János Áder tells about his discussions with Pope Francis

Climate change, the created world and the protection of Hungarian families were the main topics discussed at a meeting with Pope Francis last Sunday, the Hungarian president said on public broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Sunday.

János Áder told a morning programme that it was his fifth meeting with the pope and the third occasion to have a longer conversation with him.

He said he had first met Pope Francis in 2013 to discuss with him the protection of the created world when this topic was not yet “fashionable at all”.

Áder said he briefed the pontiff about Hungary’s achievements and commitments made in environmental protection, noting the cleaning of rivers and the fact that the forest areas of Hungary had doubled over the last hundred years.

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